Offensive: Rushing · Rush long

OFF · RushingP + N
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What Rush long is

Longest run of the season, in yards. One play — it tells you the offense has a breakaway in it, not how often it happens.

Higher is better. It is a season high — the best single game. Source: P + N.

In 2023 the Jets led at 83; the league average was 51.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader
NYJ · 83
League average
51
Best to worst
59

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
NYJ · 83
League laggard
HOU · 24
League average
51
Spread (max − min)
59

Does Rush long matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 791–787–37 ATS (50.1%) across 2020–2025, #246 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2024 (139–124, 52.9%); its worst 2021 (128–142, 47.4%).

For picks, this is noise. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256124–130–248.8%
2021272128–142–247.4%
2022271134–130–750.8%
2023272129–129–1450.0%
2024272139–124–952.9%
2025272137–132–350.9%

Rush long in 2023 vs 2022

Jets lead at 83 — they ranked #13 last year. Texans are last at 24 — #4 last year.

The league average is 51, down 6 from 57 last year.

Biggest riser: Steelers, #30 → #4. Biggest faller: Texans, #4 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 59; 21 teams are within 16 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
PIT · +38
Biggest faller
HOU · −51
Most consistent
JAX · 0
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -6

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
BAL · 66
Multi-year laggard
CIN · 40
Biggest improver
MIA · +4/yr
Biggest decliner
TEN · −9/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
NYJ46556283425922
MIA31306776615953
DET54575875707822
PIT59373674365550
SF80497172764135
CLE59704169664628
TEN94765669416527
NE49644964456939
LV43318663406436
JAX47666262657125
BAL72467960877147
IND62836656708324
LAR61394256304830
LAC36757255615942
ARI69574549537122
CAR45336048385332
KC32515248343576
DAL42585746276622
SEA50737445515528
CIN55464044473713
PHI82384243726542
BUF51464442656435
GB77574640384031
CHI80416739563961
ATL62394438379359
DEN65705238435017
TB98553538564372
NYG80466836453122
MIN70668131586528
NO49446029753436
WAS40383329507238
HOU48367524925018

Rush long since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Titans (99), 2019 Chiefs (91), 2020 Buccaneers (98), 2021 Colts (83), 2022 Raiders (86), 2023 Jets (83).

The best season on record is Titans 2018 at 99; the worst Jets 2019 at 24.

The league average has fallen from 58 in 2018 to 51 in 2023.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_rushing_rush_long
Side
offensive
Family
Rushing
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
peak
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.